| verb | move deeply “This book upset me” |
| verb | to cause inconvenience or discomfort to “Sorry to trouble you, but...” |
| verb | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed “She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill” |
| verb | take the trouble to do something; concern oneself “He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday” |
| verb | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed |
| adjective | causing distress or worry or anxiety “distressing (or disturbing) news” |
| disturbance | noun | an unhappy and worried mental state |
| upset | noun | the act of disturbing the mind or body |
| trouble | noun | a strong feeling of anxiety |
| inconvenience | noun | the quality of not being useful or convenient |
| botheration | noun | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
| bother | noun | an angry disturbance |
| perturbation | noun | an unhappy and worried mental state |
| disquiet | noun | the trait of seeming ill at ease |
| distraction | noun | mental turmoil |
| ailment | noun | an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining |
| pain | noun | a somatic sensation of acute discomfort |
| distressfulness | noun | the quality of arousing fear or distress |